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	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the report by the World Future Council Unlocking the Trillions to Finance the 1.5°c Limit, published on 7 November 2017, concerning the role of central banks buying fossil fuel stranded assets on the condition that the money is invested in the renewable energy sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL17779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Lord.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government’s Green Finance Strategy sets out the Government’s approach to accelerating green finance. As set out in the Strategy, the Government welcomes the work of the Central Banks’ and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System, of which the Bank of England is a founding member.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 09/09/2019 16:27:22 question first ministerially corrected 02/10/2019 14:21:21 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank previous answer version 135185 answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1148046

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Reducing UK emissions - 2019 Progress Report to Parliament, published by the Committee on Climate Change on 10 July 2010, for what reasons 21 of the 56 risks and opportunities identified in the UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment have no formal actions in the National Adaptation Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	293517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Committee on Climate Change’s progress report to Parliament. As required, we will respond formally by the deadline of 15 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2019 10:01:49 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1151208

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the climate emergency.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	900052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Tackling climate change and delivering net zero is a top priority for me and this whole Government, which is why we will be hosting COP26 next year and the Prime Minister announced he will chair a new Cabinet Committee on Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>As the first major economy in the world to set a legally binding net zero target, we are backing words with action – from record levels of renewable power, to £2 billion of investment into clean technologies, to doubling of our International Climate Finance contribution to £11.6 billion.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:28:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1168462

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, when the first meeting of the cross-Cabinet Committee on climate change will take place.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>I want us to become the cleanest, greenest society on earth, and inspire countries around the world to follow our lead, and to continue building on the excellent progress this government has made in tackling climate change and improving our environment. The Committee will bring together ministers responsible for domestic and international climate change policy, provide a forum to hold departments to account for their actions to combat climate change and oversee the UK’s preparations to host the UN’s major climate summit COP26, in November 2020. As has been the practice under successive Governments, information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees is not disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 07/01/2020 16:12:08 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1170741

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential for devolved institutions to further their commitment to climate change action by creating a development finance institution similar to the CDC.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	3178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>DFID has made no assessment of the potential for devolved institutions to create their own development finance institution.</p><p>CDC is the UK’s development finance institution, wholly owned by the UK government. CDC’s mission is to support the growth of businesses in Africa and South Asia, to create jobs and make a lasting difference to people’s lives in some of the world’s poorest places. It does this work on behalf of the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/01/2020 17:06:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1171214

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparison they have made of the impact on the maintenance of global temperatures until 2100 of adopting (1) net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, (2) net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, and (3) a reduction of 80 per cent carbon emissions by 2050.
	tabling member printed	Lord Turnbull
	uin	HL485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not made this comparison itself. The legislation that Parliament passed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the UK by 2050 is aligned with advice from our independent Committee on Climate Change, and is based on evidence regarding global emissions provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on the impact of 1.5°C global warming.</p><p> </p><p>The evidence shows that in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C, global emissions of carbon dioxide must roughly halve by 2030 and reach net zero by around 2050. The UK’s net zero target is for all greenhouse gases which goes beyond this global pathway to 1.5°C. Delivering this target will require ambitious action across government and this commitment puts us in a strong position to call for other countries to follow our lead and consider what similar commitments they can make.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 27/01/2020 11:51:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	3758 label Biography information for Lord Turnbull

1173160

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will produce a report on progress made towards COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	7577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>COP26 is a priority for this Government. We have established a dedicated unit, in the Cabinet Office, to deliver the event and draw together all related UK policy.</p><p>The Unit is focused on operational delivery and developing policy goals.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/01/2020 16:09:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1173162

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government is requesting that international governments submit their Nationally Determined Contributions ahead of COP26 in November.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	7578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>At the UN Climate Action Summit in September the Prime Minister called on all countries to increase their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). As part of our incoming COP Presidency, we are encouraging all countries to submit increased NDCs ahead of COP26 which represent their highest possible ambition. The UK will play its part and come forward with an enhanced NDC well ahead of COP26.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/01/2020 16:09:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1174067

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that their climate change targets are met.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in cutting emissions while creating wealth. Between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its emissions by 42% while growing the economy by 73% – the best performance in the G7 on a per person basis.</p><p>The UK over-achieved against the first (2008-12) and second (2013-17) carbon budgets. We exceeded the required emissions reduction in the first carbon budget by 1.2%, and the second carbon budget by nearly 14%.</p><p>Since setting the 2050 net zero target, we have invested £2bn and will continue to build on the strong frameworks we have in place for driving decarbonisation across the UK economy.</p><p>2020 will be a vital year for climate action, and we will set out our ambitious plans in the run up to COP26 through a number of sectoral strategies, including the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, Energy White Paper and a policy roadmap for heat.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 04/02/2020 15:27:23 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1176339

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the process is for the UK establishing its intended nationally determined contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	12811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Following our departure from the EU, the UK will be bringing forward its own, increased NDC well ahead of COP26. The UK NDC will be built on the foundations of well-established UK analysis and policy development for domestic climate change mitigation, used to set the UK’s fifth carbon budget (2028-32) under the Climate Change Act.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/02/2020 11:42:34 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead